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  • From: "Kevin Riley" <klriley AT alphalink.com.au>
  • To: "B Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The Zincirli stele: B vs. P
  • Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:31:16 +1100 (AUS Eastern Daylight Time)

I think it may be more accurate to say that in some writing systems the
distinctions are not always made. B and P are not always distinguished in
cuneiform, that does not mean they were confused in speaking. You would
need to find a number of clear cases to support your argument that Hebrew
would confuse B and P in this way when taking words from another language,
particularly when it involves elements having B in Hebrew itself.

Kevin Riley

-------Original Message-------

From: JimStinehart AT aol.com
Date: 19/11/2008 9:09:58 AM



The point is that in going from one ancient language to another, B and P are
often in effect interchangeable.

Jim Stinehart
Evanston, Illinois






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